The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-03


Of A. NJ. Polleys by a would.be bad
man:
Silver Reef was thrown into an un-
usual excitement Monday night. the 7th |
ult., by tho death Of Abner M. Polleys, |
pioneer, at the hands Of Erb Stewart.
During the day Stewart and Butler iran
the town. and held drunken carnival,
vilcly abusive to everyone in their way.
At 9 o'clock Stewart, Butler, Polleys
and Others met in front Of Miller's sa-
loon and words passed between Stewart
and Polleys about chair broken by
Stewart in one Of the saloons and car
ried around the streets by Stewart and
Butler as an evidence that they were
"chiefs." Polleys said that if he broke
the chair in his endcavor to secure it for
tho owner he would pay for il, and went
to the saloon for that purpose but found
it closed. Upon returning Stewart vilely
and threateningly abused Polleys and a.
Polleys sat down on . bench the burly
brute struck him q powerful blow. which
knocked his victim backward ON pro-
jscting rocks some distance bslow. The
force Of the blow carried brute Stewart
also over the bank upon the PROSTATE
Polleys, whom he pounded into insensi-
bility and until taken of by some Of
those present. The law-promoting vic
tim Of . fepdish "bad.mAn, hell born
town.runner, was carried home welter.
ing in his blood and died three houra
later. Stewart, Butler and one or two
others continued the riot around town
and at the Rice circus, until the death
of Polleys, when special officer Wilson
locked the murderer up. A coroner's
inquest found, ''that deceased came to
hts death from injuries done at the hands
Of Erb Stewart, with malicious intent.
DR.. Hustled made poat mortem exam
nation Of the body and found confusion
Of the skull and internal rupture, in his
opinion the cause Of death. Deceased
VISA well.known in Nevada camps, Z
psaccable. inoGsnaive man, masonic
member, good citizen and black
smith by trade. Stewards character Il
best known in Frisco, Beaver and vici
nifty, to which haunts he returned afteI
waving examination and being grantee
. $1,000 ticket Of leave by Magistrate
Jordan. Mike Quirk. an importan
witness, suddenly rented out bic saloo'
to Galloway, and moved with his family
alledgely, to Salt Lake City. Tn
chances are that this encouraged mur
dcrer Of law-euforcing citizen will nc
be brought to trial. and IL he 10, thu
Justice will be too slow 10 overtake hin
Why? Because the late Abner Policy
left no Influential friend to pa
Southern Utah Justice a retainer.
What kind Of law ia there in Souther
Utah? A peaceful law-abiding citizs
Ia murdered in cold-blood and the mu
dersr allowed to 60 free on 600 bond
We're not the citizens Of Silver Re
ready to lynch Herbert Steele for mu
der? We do not consider Steele's ca
one-half a. cold.blooded as the abov
II an example would be set by lynchir
such bold, bad.men, town.runners
Erb Stewart, it would not only be got
ridance to the community, but peaceab
citizens would have no fears Of waikiki
the streets. As it is law-abiding eli
zen cannot call his life his own in d
presence Of the likes Of Stewart. n
,, result Of his being liberated on such
small bond will give him an opportuni
Of leaving the country and not pay We
, dear for the life Of q highly esteem
r citizen. Would that we had the han
) ling Of such low, unprincipaled wretch'
. -
! The Pansca saloon, opened BY Mcssl
Hudgens 4 Co., yesterday, is 60 abe
. institution. is up with the times q
. shows its appreciation Of the situation
i not forgetting the printers. The p'
!. pristors sent liberal supply Of "sou
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